Sterling Terrell

recovering economist

True Belonging

True Belonging

I think, if we are honest, true belonging is what we all want.

Writer Shauna Niequist described this situation as a place of acceptance with gratitude and rest.

Jacobs notes here that he wants friends that will not disown him at the first strong dispute.

That’s what we all want if we are being honest.

We want it from our family and our friends.

Maybe even from work too.

I truly believe we all crave deep and intimate relationships.

The only real remedy for the dangers of false belonging is the true belonging to, true membership in, a fellowship of people who are not so much like-minded as like-hearted.

-Alan Jacobs, How To Think

You Are Closer To Home Than Ever Before

You Are Closer To Home Than Ever Before

“You’ll be home soon, too. You may not have noticed it, but you are closer to home than ever before. Each moment is a step taken. Each breath is a page turned. Each day is a mile marked, a mountain climbed. You are closer to home than you’ve ever been. Before you know it, your appointed arrival time will come; you’ll descend the ramp and enter the City. You’ll see faces that are waiting for you. You’ll hear your name spoken by those who love you. And, maybe, just maybe—in the back, behind the crowds—the One who would rather die than live without you will remove his pierced hands from his heavenly robe and . . . applaud.”

This quote is from, The Applause of Heaven, By: Max Lucado

 

Sterling Terrell